Check
Check verb - To be in agreement on every point.
Trigger
Trigger verb - To cause to function.
Usage example: mold triggers my allergies
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Check. He activates an Humongous Mecha / Eldritch Abomination with a penchant for going berserker and biting its enemies, and he accidentally uses it to trigger The End of the World as We Know It?
Source: Manga / Shin Mazinger Zero -
They check the rest by taking turns staring down the barrel of each gun while the other pulls the trigger.
Source: Juggling Loaded Guns -
On The IT Crowd had Douglas pull the trigger of a gun while it was in his mouth to check if it was loaded.
Source: Ate His Gun
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